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Meaning of piggyback

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

piggyback

noun

Definitions

  1. A ride on somebody's back or shoulders.

  2. An act or instance of piggybacking.

verb

Definitions

  1. To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.

    Example: The popular host can’t claim credit for the trade, though. The idea wasn’t his. He piggybacked off another successful investor who had a history of picking winners.

  2. To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge.

  3. To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP.

  4. To carry someone on the back or shoulders.

adjective

Definitions

  1. On somebody's back or shoulders.

    Example: a piggyback ride

  2. Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train.

adverb

Definitions

  1. On somebody's back or shoulders.

    Example: to ride piggyback